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Ok so I don't regularly write actual reviews but the DPS movie is very important to me, so I actually wanted to sit down and talk about this book properly.

I hated it.

I started this book months ago around late November and I read about half of it until I really didn't feel like picking it back up. It was a mix of the book not being very good and my hyperfixation being over. DPS has recently become quite popular on tiktok which caused me to hyperfixate on it once more, even though I never enjoyed it, I had been meaning to finish the book just for the sake of finishing it, so I used this opportunity to finish it today. In case you don't know, this book is based on the movie, and it was published 9 years after the movie was released. This movie didn't need to be a book.

Perhaps it could've been a good book, if it had been written from Neil's or Todd's perspective, or if it had actually gone into depth about the movie's themes. Instead of doing any of those things, this book is simply the movie and its deleted scenes adapted into a book format. Movies tend to be fast-paced considering they usually only last around two hours, because of this they usually don't get to go in depth and detail about things in the same way a book can. This is where the problem comes in if you're going to adapt a movie into a book and not add anything, you end up with a book that comes off as rushed and shallow. Not only was barely anything added but some things were cut even. The scene where Neil and Todd chuck the desk set is a beautiful scene and one of my favorites, but in the book, it's cut short for no apparent reason.

I'll give them points for giving Charlie's character a bit more depth and a character arc. They also made Meeks and Pitts slightly more prominent than in the movies which was appreciated. These were nice touches but any points it may have earned the book are taken away by the fact that they stripped Knox down to only a chris-obsessed man. I don't condone of Knox's actions in the movie as is but in the book, there is not one moment where he speaks of something without it being related to Chris and how much he "loves" her. He comes off as overtly creepy in his infatuation and (spoiler alert perhaps) downright sexually assaults her during Chet's party. Additionally, the characters at times did things that I found to be out of character, but I won't make a big point about it considering that's a pretty subjective topic.

I don't think its ever necessary to adapt a screenplay into a book, it's a difficult and unnecessary task considering the story was written with the purpose of being displayed on the silver screen. Regardless, it could've potentially been good, but it was executed very poorly.

P.S.
I’ve read the original screenplay and if you’re looking to read the movie that’s a much better choice.